6 things to do in London during the Christmas breakhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/06122016-6-things-to-do-in-london-at-christmas-2016Christmas time is just around the corner, and while many of you will be travelling home for the break, some of you might be spending it here in London. So, here’s our top six seasonal things to do for those of you staying in the city during the festive season.Kilian Thayaparan2016-12-09T11:27:41ZSouthern Rail strike: January examinations advicehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-08122016-southern-rail-strike-latest-adviceRachel Heatley2016-12-09T10:30:05ZYour Future survey: this week’s winners are from Anthropology, Arts & Sciences, and UCL School of Managementhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-07122016-your-future-survey-winnersEvery week four UCL students who complete the Your Future
survey will win a £50 Amazon voucher. This week’s winners include
two students from Arts and Sciences ( BASc ),
and students from Anthropology and UCL School of Management.Rachel Heatley2016-12-08T10:01:02ZTake part in a study examining how to give up sugar in your teahttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-07122016-study-investigating-how-to-give-up-sugar-in-your-teaAre you looking to make some healthy changes in the new year?Rachel Heatley2016-12-07T13:31:43ZSeven questions with Ryan Lihttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-07122016-seven-questions-with-ryan-liThis week meet Ryan Li, a second-year undergraduate student studying for a History, Politics and Economics BA. Ryan is the founder of the London: Sino
British Summit , an event which aims at fostering down-to-earth and non-academic discussions for everyone who
has an interest in China and will feature a range of speakers including Katherine Carruthers, UCL Pro-Vice Provost (East Asia) and Huabin Wang, Deputy General Manager, Bank of China, London.Rachel Heatley2016-12-07T12:03:30Z10 million downloads: record success for UCL Discoveryhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-107122016-10-million-downloads-record-success-ucl-discoveryUCL Library Services is delighted to announce that UCL
Discovery, its open access repository that showcases and provides free access
to UCL research publications, has now surpassed ten million downloads. Rachel Heatley2016-12-06T15:20:15ZUCL BioResource: your chance to be involved in medical research studieshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-1122016-ucl-bioresource-call-for-participantsAre you willing to give a small sample
of blood? Do you want to be
part of a pool of participants supporting studies in to a range of medical conditions? In the UK around 20 million people are said to be living
with a chronic disease such as diabetes or heart disease. Living with a chronic
disease has a major impact on a person’s quality of life and on their family.
Rachel Heatley2016-12-02T14:06:45ZYour Future survey: this week’s winners hail from UCL IOE and UCL Chemistryhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-1122016-your-future-survey-winnersEvery
week four UCL students who complete the Your Future
survey will
win a £50 Amazon voucher. This week’s winners include three students
who hail from UCL Institute of Education and one student from UCL Chemistry. Rachel Heatley2016-12-01T15:33:54ZTell us your thoughts about the UCL UG prospectus and receive a £20 voucherhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-1122016-tell-us-your-thoughts-about-the-ug-prospectusUCL’s Student Recruitment Team would like to find out about your
experience of using the UCL Undergraduate Prospectus. Rachel Heatley2016-12-01T14:39:08ZTake part in UCL research into student digital experience and earn up to £115http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-1122016-take-part-in-ucl-research-into-student-digital-experienceUCL's
Digital Presence team are working with Precedent, a digital agency, to carry
out research into the digital experience of UCL students. We'd like to recruit
students from across UCL to take part in online activities, focus groups or
interviews to help us understand how you use our online tools and
services. Rachel Heatley2016-12-01T14:04:14ZApplications open for Chadwick Travelling Fellowship and Scholarshiphttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-1122016-applications-open-chadwick-travelling-fellowshipThe annual Chadwick Travelling
Fellowship and Scholarship is now open for applications. Rachel Heatley2016-12-01T11:34:01Z7 of UCL’s best throwback photographshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/30112016-7-best-throwback-photographs With its foundation dating all the way back to 1826, it’s no surprise that UCL has an impressive catalogue of imagery covering the past 190 years. We’ve compiled just a few of the best that tell a small part of UCL’s story.Kilian Thayaparan2016-11-30T16:21:43ZSeven questions with Andrea Smithhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-1122016-seven-questions-with-andrea-smithThis week, meet Andrea Smith, a PhD student based in the UCL Health
Behaviour Research Centre, who is part of the Gemini study - the biggest study of the genetic and environmental effects on appetite and growth ever to be undertaken. Andrea recently appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme discussing her research examining why fussy eating in toddlers is partly down to genetics.Rachel Heatley2016-11-30T15:47:18Z£1m investment to maintain inspiring learning spaceshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/112016-24112016-investment-to-maintain-inspiring-learning-spacesUCL
Library Services and UCL Estates are delighted to announce, that we will be
investing £1 million this academic year, to develop new learning spaces and enhance existing ones as
part of our commitment to putting our users’ experience first.Rachel Heatley2016-11-30T13:20:17ZProvost’s Perspective: Rising to the challenge of sustainabilityhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/122016/122016-02122016-provost-perspective-rising-to-the-challenge-of-sustainabilitySustainable development is one of the major global themes of the 21st century and one that challenges our economic model of growth and development, the way in which our society functions and our custodianship of the Earth’s resources. Ben Stevens2016-11-29T15:33:14ZSeven questions with Rakat Zhaksybayhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/112016-24112016-seven-questions-with-rakat-zhaksybayThis week, meet Rakat Zhaksybay a
postgraduate student from Kazakhstan who is studying for an MSc Strategic Management of Projects at UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment. Rachel Heatley2016-11-24T18:01:46ZThe Oil Adventure: three UCL students examine Norway’s complex relationship with oilhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/24112016-the-oil-adventureThis autumn, three UCL students left Bloomsbury far behind and flew to the Arctic Circle to investigate Norway’s relationship with oil thanks to a UCL Expedition Grant. Kilian Thayaparan2016-11-24T17:22:06ZThe mystery of laughter: why do we laugh?http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/112016-24112016-the-mystery-of-laughter-surveyResearchers from the Speech Communication Laboratory based in UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience want
to clear up the mystery of why humans laugh. To that end, they are developing a questionnaire on
individual differences in laughter production and perception.Rachel Heatley2016-11-24T15:52:27ZUCL student launches Focalmark, a free app to connect communities of photographershttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/112016-24112016-ucl-student-launches-focalmark-a-free-app-to-connect-communities-of-photographersForget trawling
through Instagram for the perfect hashtag for #likes. Rachel Heatley2016-11-24T14:38:09ZUCL awarded first class honours status in 2016 University ‘Green’ Leaguehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/112016-24112016-ucl-awarded-first-class-honours-status-2016-university-green-leagueUCL has achieved 29th position
(out of 150 institutions) in the University ‘Green’ League – achieving first
class honours status. The second year in a row that it has attained a ‘first
class honours’ in the League.Rachel Heatley2016-11-24T09:29:11ZUCL Careers launches Your Future surveyhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/112016-24112016-ucl-careers-launches-your-future-surveyUCL
wants to make sure your careers support is appropriate and happens at the right
time for you. Your Future survey launched this
week and aims to understand the approach you take to preparing for your future
career. Rachel Heatley2016-11-23T15:37:34ZParticipate in a study on visual perception in twinshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/23112016-participate-in-study-on-visual-perception-in-twinsWe are looking for adult twins to participate in an fMRI study investigating factors underlying visual perception and cortical architecture. We are recruiting both male and female twins, identical and non-identical, from London and surrounding areas.Kilian Thayaparan2016-11-23T11:47:02ZCould you be Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Entrepreneur 2017?http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/23112016-become-mayors-entrepreneur-2017Have you ever walked around the city thinking of ways that London could be less wasteful? Want to make London greener and more sustainable? Are you brimming with ideas of how to do this?Kilian Thayaparan2016-11-23T11:12:54ZUCLU launches the Heads Up mental health campaignhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/112016-17112016-uclu-launches-heads-up-mental-health-campaignLast night
the North Cloisters played host to the inaugural event of the Heads Up campaign. Heads Up, a flagship campaign for UCLU, has two main focuses for students this year, to raise awareness of mental health issues and destigmatise mental health on campus.Rachel Heatley2016-11-18T11:58:16ZSeven questions with Suzanna Cooperhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/students/112016/112016-16112016-seven-questions-with-suzanna-cooperThis week we put seven questions to Suzanna Cooper, who is in
her fourth year studying French in the UCL School of European Languages,
Culture &amp; Society. Rachel Heatley2016-11-17T11:16:27Z